Read the excerpt from "The Red-Headed League."

"I did,” he said. "I worked my four hours each day for a week. And then for another two weeks. Mr. Duncan Ross came in to check on me often at first. Later, he didn’t come in at all. But I knew he might, so I was very careful to come in at ten and leave at two and not a minute earlier.”

Which is the best example of a reader connecting the excerpt to a personal experience?

I once had a job where the boss checked on me all of the time.
I think I will try to get a new job in the next few weeks or so.
I need to find a job to pay for my car insurance and gas.
I have never had a job before, and I do not think I want one.

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.

Myths often function as a connection to the , or the customs and beliefs, of a group of people.

How is the word laud and welcome different